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Did the Club at any point give you guidelines as to what was acceptable on banners?

I ask as you state 'We knew the banner was gonna be on the line'. Was that because you had prior knowledge of what was acceptable or did you come to your own conclusion?

No never given guidelines. We were given pretty extensive rules on the drum, that were posted on the official site. As for flags and banners, we go by stadium rules. (Can’t be above a certain height etc)

We try to apply common sense when it comes to content.

“This love will last forever” was from a courteeners song. “

“This is our home, this is our fortress” we came up with ourselvess. Same with “The Fight Is On”

Then of course “Morton scum, trophyless since 1922”, with images of our trophies behind it

Personally don’t think we’ve ever been offensive. As a rule of thumb, we wouldn’t swear on a banner, scum seemed like fair game as it’s just dirty stuff floating on liquid - which reminds us of Greenock.... 100% meant as banter. But yeah, not everyone seen it that way

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What’s changed between 2011 and now? It’s literally the same teams and the same humour. Are we really at the stage in where you can’t make a joke? Should comedians not be allowed to tell rude jokes on tv in case they offend people?

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No never given guidelines. We were given pretty extensive rules on the drum, that were posted on the official site. As for flags and banners, we go by stadium rules. (Can’t be above a certain height etc)

We try to apply common sense when it comes to content.

“This love will last forever” was from a courteeners song. “

“This is our home, this is our fortress” we came up with ourselvess. Same with “The Fight Is On”

Then of course “Morton scum, trophyless since 1922”, with images of our trophies behind it

Personally don’t think we’ve ever been offensive. As a rule of thumb, we wouldn’t swear on a banner, scum seemed like fair game as it’s just dirty stuff floating on liquid - which reminds us of Greenock.... 100% meant as banter. But yeah, not everyone seen it that way

Thanks for the clarification.

Things have changed from 2011 and will continue to change. When I started going to games fans threw bricks and glass bottles full of piss at each other. Sectarian and racial chanting was commonplace as was chanting about sexuality. Thank goodness things change.

The SPFL have guidelines and possible action for a breach of unacceptable behaviour and the Club could be reprimanded because it failed to take action. No-one has been removed, banned or referred to the police. W7 people can still attend, bang a drum and sing to their hearts' content. All that has happened is a ban on banners. A written apology may help move things on.

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Things have changed from 2011 and will continue to change. When I started going to games fans threw bricks and glass bottles full of piss at each other. Sectarian and racial chanting was commonplace as was chanting about sexuality. Thank goodness things change.

The SPFL have guidelines and possible action for a breach of unacceptable behaviour and the Club could be reprimanded because it failed to take action. No-one has been removed, banned or referred to the police. W7 people can still attend, bang a drum and sing to their hearts' content. All that has happened is a ban on banners. A written apology may help move things on.

From reading those rules, the only area it could potentially fall under is insulting, depending on your definition. As we’ve said, it is borderline. We actually went and asked on the Morton fans page on Facebook if anyone was insulted - no one said they were.

Think the only ones “insulted” are our a small minority of our own fans.

We would know if the SPFL or Morton had complained.

If this is the worst you get in 2017, you’re right in your assessment that things have improved. But if you want an environment where even banter becomes unacceptable, the atmosphere in fitba grounds will go rapidly downhill. Have a look at the PL down south. Soulless.

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No never given guidelines. We were given pretty extensive rules on the drum, that were posted on the official site. As for flags and banners, we go by stadium rules. (Can’t be above a certain height etc)

We try to apply common sense when it comes to content.

“This love will last forever” was from a courteeners song. “

“This is our home, this is our fortress” we came up with ourselvess. Same with “The Fight Is On”

Then of course “Morton scum, trophyless since 1922”, with images of our trophies behind it

Personally don’t think we’ve ever been offensive. As a rule of thumb, we wouldn’t swear on a banner, scum seemed like fair game as it’s just dirty stuff floating on liquid - which reminds us of Greenock.... 100% meant as banter. But yeah, not everyone seen it that way

Those are cover versions. The band who came up with the original played in the Town Hall last Friday.

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From reading those rules, the only area it could potentially fall under is insulting, depending on your definition. As we’ve said, it is borderline. We actually went and asked on the Morton fans page on Facebook if anyone was insulted - no one said they were.

Think the only ones “insulted” are our a small minority of our own fans.

We would know if the SPFL or Morton had complained.

If this is the worst you get in 2017, you’re right in your assessment that things have improved. But if you want an environment where even banter becomes unacceptable, the atmosphere in fitba grounds will go rapidly downhill. Have a look at the PL down south. Soulless.

We are a Family Club and those in charge just don't want Neds ruining it.